Dollhouse opens up in July

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While Fox decides whether to bring back Dollhouse, the first season is getting fast tracked to Blu-ray and DVD. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment sent over this press release:

SHE CAN BE ANYONE…EXCEPT HERSELF

DOLLHOUSE: SEASON ONE

Eliza Dushku Stars In Joss Whedon’s Thrilling New Fantasy Drama
Arriving On Blu-ray And DVD July 28
From Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Loaded With Bonus Materials Including The Never-Before-Seen Episode
“Epitaph One” And The Original Unaired Pilot “Echo”

CENTURY CITY, Calif. – In a city of millions, many souls get lost… Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment presents a glimpse into a world where the wealthy, powerful and connected come to play when “Dollhouse” Season One becomes “active” on Blu-ray and DVD July 28. From the mind of Joss Whedon, the creator of groundbreaking cult favorites “Buffy The Vampire Slayer” and “Firefly,” “Dollhouse” stars Eliza Dushku (“Buffy The Vampire Slayer,” “Tru Calling“) as Echo, just one member working for an illegal underground organization that implants employees with false memories and skills in order to perform various missions and dangerous tasks. These “dolls” can become anything that anyone desires; a lover, a fighter, an assassin, even a best friend. Once their assignment is complete, their memories are wiped clean and they are released back into the “Dollhouse” to cohabitate with their fellow colleagues under the watchful eye of those in charge. But Echo is slowly starting to become aware of herself and her surroundings…and one outsider will stop at nothing to bring the entire “Dollhouse” down.

“Dollhouse” Season One includes intense and stunning supporting performances from Olivia Williams (The Sixth Sense, Rushmore), Harry Lennix (State of Play, Across The Universe), Amy Acker (“Angel“), and Tahmoh Penikett (“Battlestar Galactica“). The Blu-ray and DVD includes all 12 original episodes and tons of bonus features including the never-before-seen standalone episode “Epitaph One,” the original unaired pilot “Echo,” deleted scenes and seven making-of featurettes. The Blu-ray will be available for a suggested retail price of $69.99 U.S. / $89.99 Canada and the DVD will be available for $49.98 U.S. / $69.98 Canada.

Series Synopsis:
From Joss Whedon, the creative mastermind behind Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, comes the provocative Dollhouse, a sexy, suspenseful thriller starring the stunningly talented Eliza Dushku. As an “Active,” the mysterious Echo (Dushku) serves as an unwitting agent of Dollhouse, an illegal underground organization that provides its elite clientele with programmable human beings. Actives receive personality imprints, allowing them to temporarily become anyone or anything-the perfect burglar, lover, spy, or assassin. Now, with the FBI and her own shadowy past closing in, Echo must face a rogue Active who will stop at nothing to bring Dollhouse down-forever.

Blu-ray Disc Specs:
The “Dollhouse” Season One Blu-ray is presented in widescreen (16×9 aspect ratio) with English 5.1 DTS HD Lossless Master Audio and English, French, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles. Episodes and special features included in the collection are as follows:

  • Disc 1
    • Ghost
      • Commentary by Joss Whedon and Eliza Dushku
    • The Target
    • Stage Fright
    • Gray Hour
    • True Believer

  • Disc 2
    • Man on the Street
      • Commentary by Joss Whedon
    • Echoes
    • Needs
    • A Spy in the House…
    • Haunted

  • Disc 3
    • Briar Rose
    • Omega
    • Never-before-seen episode Epitaph One
      • Commentary by writers Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen
    • Original Unaired Pilot – Echo
    • Deleted Scenes
    • “Making Dollhouse” featurette
    • “Coming Back Home” featurette
    • “Finding Echo” featurette
    • “Designing the Perfect Dollhouse” featurette
    • “A Private Engagement” featurette

DVD Specs:
The “Dollhouse” Season One standard DVD is presented in widescreen format with English and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital plus English, French, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles. The collection includes the same episodes and special features as listed above. Disc breakdown is as follows:

  • Disc 1
    • Ghost
      • Commentary by Joss Whedon and Eliza Dushku
    • The Target
    • Stage Fright
    • Gray Hour

  • Disc 2
    • True Believer
    • Man on the Street
      • Commentary by Joss Whedon
    • Echoes
    • Needs

  • Disc 3
    • A Spy in the House…
    • Haunted
    • Briar Rose
    • Omega

  • Disc 4
    • Never-before-seen episode Epitaph One
      • Commentary by writers Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen
    • Original Unaired Pilot – Echo
    • Deleted Scenes
    • “Making Dollhouse” featurette
    • “Coming Back Home” featurette
    • “Finding Echo” featurette
    • “Designing the Perfect Dollhouse” featurette
    • “A Private Engagement” featurette

A recognized global industry leader, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC (TCFHE) is the worldwide marketing, sales and distribution company for all Fox film and television programming on DVD, Blu-ray Disc (BD) and Digital Copy as well as acquisitions and original productions. The company also releases all products around the globe for MGM Home Entertainment. Each year TCFHE introduces hundreds of new and newly enhanced products, which it services to retail outlets – from mass merchants and warehouse clubs to specialty stores and e-commerce – throughout the world. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC is a subsidiary of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, a News Corporation company.

“DOLLHOUSE” SEASON ONE
Street Date: July 28, 2009
$69.99 U.S. / $89.99 Canada (Blu-ray Disc)
$49.98 U.S. / $69.98 Canada (DVD)
Total Run Time: 694 Minutes
Closed Captioned: Yes

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